Library Bond Referendum FAQ

Library Bond Referendum FAQ

A bond referendum for forty million dollars for the Forsyth County Public Library
system will be on the ballot this fall, allowing voters to decide whether or not
to build three new libraries and make improvements to four others.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Bond

The money will be used for three new or completely renovated facilities, to replace the Central Library and the Clemmons and Kernersville branches. This will include obtaining and preparing sites for all three facilities, including enough space to provide adequate parking.

All of the locations will include:

Space adequate to house the current collection as well as room for expansion

Display space for materials

Self-check stations

Space for additional public computer stations

A multi-purpose meeting room, with smaller meeting rooms of various sizes, each including the capacity for state-of-the art technology

Spaces for quiet study and tutoring

Reading spaces with comfortable seating

Expanded spaces for children, including programming space

Expanded Teen spaces

In addition, at Central the following will be included:

An expanded North Carolina Room, allowing space for digitization units and photograph storage

A central gathering space

A café/coffee shop

An expanded and updated computer training center

Space for Outreach Services

The bond will also provide the ability to make needed repairs and improvements to other branches, including:

Heating system at Carver School Road

New elevator, ceiling and windows at Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

New fire alarm systems at Rural Hall and Walkertown

Parking lot repaved at Southside

In addition to the repairs at Malloy Jordan, moving Outreach Services to the new Central Library will allow space for the complete conversion to a Heritage and Computer Center. A new Computer Learning Center and additional computers for the public would be provided. Space for display, digitization of important community records, and archival storage would be possible, as well as an expanded collection of historical materials.